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my fridge has had some kind of internal leak where excess ice builds up in the freezer and fridge walls, and constant leaking of water into the bottom vegetable crisper
i've been told told this is actually an easy problem to fix, just that it's tough to diagnose. once someone told me about how it might be a burned out heating coil. no one here claims to know what the problem is or they think it can't be fixed
anyway finally thursday early AM i am pulling the plug on it. the super's wife will come up to assist me with any problems to avoid any possible water damage
the freezer is iced shut and there is heavy ice buildup on the fridge walls
is there any danger of flooding(I will have the fridge door open and open the freezer when it unthaws)? when the freezer ice melts i assume it drips down into the fridge both to left and right then down but where does it go after that? does some of it evaporate? I just don't know how much newspaper to put down or how many basins. i know some of the ice can be broken off and dumped into the sink or bathtub
i did this myself a few years ago there was no flooding (hardest part was sopping up the water in the freezer) but this is going to be worse
Defrost Cycle timer is stuck and not allowing the unit to defrost.
Defrost heater coil is not heating.
Internal Drain is obstructed so as to prevent water from draining to condensate tray under the refrigerator.
As crazy as it seems... sometimes just turning the unit off for 24 hours to let all the visible and hidden ice melt might cure the problem...
Most of my experience with refrigerators "Leaking" are the result of an obstructed drain line letting the water flow into the refrigerator compartment... sometimes, a simple cleaning of the line will clear it...
Aluminum turkey trays with lots of towels will do a good job to contain most of the melt...
Unless its a older figerator is does not cycle but has a circuit board that tells when to defrost. part of the energy efficency of new refigeratros so they don't defrost unlesss needed. tyhe coi is proably forzwn up wich effects collig of refigerator if single unit type. It can be the circuit board or the heating element oif the defrsot cause that.
Check the door seals. Frost forms from warm air getting in.
We had the same problem as the OP and found out it was the door seals. Once they were replaced, problem solved.
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